Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-28
TACOMA:


LOCAL 1oZNA
A cakioad e. raiIs frem Scranton,
psunsylEznia, arrived on Friday night
nn6 W1Es yesterday lnaded On 70 q barge
fer fKAuspoKtaeion 60 6kaukum bag.
TheF ara fog Rsnfun, Hoarnes 4 Ca
fhs Pugsl sound & Gfsy's HaEhoF Rail-
read.
Aman namsd Mooasy, empioysd a.
tha Taeona MIL. Waa eanRht 0n ahe IN
elfns rEans On Friday exaniHR about
quitfinG time b. som9 timber and his
IN uss badly SMASHED.
Tha araf NESTING AZ The Trustees OF
tke Taoema Trust and SAVINGS Bank
Was heid today Is ths oGses Of Nelson
Bsmnesa. All the stock has been taken.
The following of3eeFs have bsen elected:
". j. 1hompaan. President; Melissa
B4NEeif. Vioe President; w. B. AIlen.
Ss9sesaKy and Cashier. The bank ex-
peeis 10 open in September.
A dynamite explosion took place On
d Street which migha have res1ltsd 10
xioualy. Is US q violent astemBt 90 dis
Ledge . stump lacased In The middie Of
she strssf and directly over the water
main. Il not only GOT rid Of the stump,
bat blsu out g section OF aha Wnter pipe.
The water brooks through and formed 9
small river en- Division avenue and
flooded the nelQhborhood. The gates
81 the reservoir we're Turned on fur only
shout three quartsFs' snppig or the
damage would have beea serious. The
water vas tnEned on last night and q
rev section Of pipe placed In the break.
TlMBER AaExr RRosF RKKEzEs
eH 10 sKVKE ZIG saw MILLS ron CUTTING
TIE o0yEzEEEzT rnEBKR.
@. O. Fsost. Government Timber
Agent. arrived at the Tacoma this morn
ing from his "trip to the Cascade noun
tains, made ii the lineof bis efficiaI du-
q. A Posr- INTELEIaENonR representa-
tive met him there and inquired as 10
hia findings.
- have clossd down the Sinclair 4
Best, Nelson Benefits, and TAomas
Johns0n's Mills at and near Weston.
and have notiied the two mills Of
Glenn. BonxIe n Co. at Easton and
Olealum to suspend operations" said
Ar. Frost In reply. "Ali Of these" be
continued. "haye been trespassinR on
Government property 80 ! hold.
will bring charges aaainst them in the
couFts az oBeo. The Government will
eonhscate the several mills bodily thai
ere proven guilty undeg the Law. We
hold the several pr0pristoFe responsible
both oriminally and civilly."
sWhat is the lag IN the matter9"
"The Government allows the railroad
Company to use the timber along thl
| line and immediately adjacent in tn.
original construction Of the read
When the ewitchback was completed
thai ended The original construction
Since then these mills have been cuttiDl
timber for the big tunnel. for the snoS
sheds and other uses, ell Of which
hold. to be, Improvements and beyonl
de clear letter Of the Law. Indeed th
Law especially provides that the timbe
shall not be cut for any other purposes
They have gone 90 far as to cut timbe
lat these mills for the construction 0
Keunewick bridge at Paseo-20 mile
away. ~
Again, even If this use Of the timbs
| | Il legitimate it is still unlawful in Z
much as the railroad company never al
pointed These parties a. their agents (
filed the proposed notification Of ID
same as required By law
sand what do you estimate the dan
aes?"
"Oh, IL Is impossible to say. Il wi
!. run up into the millions. l will have
: 60 mp there and figure up every stun
]. before / can arrive at Il.
"How many men are thrown out {
/ employment by this suspension7"
There we're $50 employed In the mil
that are shut down. About 600 alt
+ gether will loss employment. / will !
back on Tuesday next 90 see that q
others have shut down. am told tbs
i. they have been ordered to 90 ahead no
: outstanding my notification to quit.
. they DO 90 ! will hold every man co
ployed as well a. the pFoprietors 10 a
. account oriminally.n
An e6oEt was made 10 see Mr.. Nelso
Bennett Wish regard 10 this move bg
be could not be seen. Mr.. Blaine, b
, clerk, stated that information had bee
received by Mr.. Bennett Of the action {
the timber agent, but that there va
. nothing TO say IN regard TO it furths
than that the timber cot by his mi
was used for timberinQ the tunnel III
der the law as interpreted BY him.